anent
/əˈnɛnt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.22 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep
Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos.
Archaic
Example Sentences
- "Mr Bloom and Stephen entered the cabman’s shelter, an unpretentious wooden structure, where, prior to then, he had rarely, if ever, been before; the former having previously whispered to the latter a few hints anent the keeper of it […]"
- "1937, L. Ron Hubbard, letter to Russell Hays, quoted in Literary Correspondence: Letters and Journals, p. 101, I have just found out something with which to repay that very kind favor of yours anent the "lift" angle on stories."
- "The wings of the driver's Marlenesque nose shone, having shed or burned up their ration of powder, and she kept up an elegant monologue anent the local traffic, […]"
- "This question remains a vital consideration anent the debate over the possibility of limiting nuclear war to military objectives, […]"
- "The invasion of privacy anent banking and financial activities was mainly an outcome of the income tax and the Drug War"
- "[…] if Painter did ever abide in the old bark mill said to be anent his brother's freehold."
Etymology
From Middle English anent, anentes, anempt (“insofar as, inasmuch as, in comparison with, with respect to, as regards, concerning, in the opinion or judgment of; next to, close to, up to, near, adjoining, across from, over against, facing”), from Old English on efn (“by; near”), from on + efn. Compare Dutch neven, German neben.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: anent, on efn
Usage
Derived Forms
Synonyms
apropos
as for
about
anent
apropos of
as far as
as regards
as relates to
as respects
as to
concerned with
connected with